DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/08 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.4 - - 40.7 - - 41.3 - - 39.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 48 - - 23 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 832 - - 1110 - - 1465 - - 804 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1721 - - 1999 - - 2354 - - 1693 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1034 - - 1452 - - 1720 - - 2267 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 104 - - 156 - - 136 - - 64 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 019 - - 051 - - 064 - - 065 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - 2 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -178 - - -175 - - 695 - - 429 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1899 - - 2174 - - 1659 - - 1264 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2449 - - -1353 - - 293 - - 64 ODpotential blCL - - - 4170 - - 3352 - - 2061 - - 1629 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.4 - - 40.7 - - 41.3 - - 39.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.5 - - 34.5 - - 37.3 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 40.5 - - 41.2 - - 39.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 33.9 - - 36.8 - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 48 - - 23 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 832 - - 1110 - - 1465 - - 804 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 103 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96629 9 142 4 143 6 186 5 237 96629 89346 6 110 4 069 5 171 4 245 89346 83727 3 314 5 277 5 255 8 212 83727 79051 7 282 12 246 18 277 11 279 79051 75041 11 283 13 234 20 255 19 282 75041 71497 14 288 14 239 19 236 18 267 71497 68259 19 276 18 257 17 249 19 259 68259 65260 25 271 20 266 14 260 21 242 65260 62471 30 265 25 270 20 278 25 283 62471 59763 30 257 28 262 29 274 29 290 59763 56915 29 258 30 254 29 266 34 270 56915 53928 36 266 32 259 34 261 43 265 53928 51069 44 268 40 258 41 263 53 264 51069 48505 49 264 42 260 52 260 56 261 48505 46211 50 258 44 259 56 254 53 258 46211 44135 46 259 45 256 53 249 49 257 44135 42239 47 267 51 259 47 251 47 257 42239 40495 56 262 54 257 46 257 48 259 40495 38878 57 249 53 256 49 258 54 256 38878 37375 49 247 53 255 53 257 54 253 37375 35977 45 256 55 253 55 257 51 255 35977 34642 54 250 57 250 56 256 52 259 34642 33302 62 246 54 243 56 250 53 255 33302 31933 61 241 51 237 55 238 56 248 31933 30543 53 240 50 227 47 233 62 237 30543 29110 52 242 44 227 39 234 68 231 29110 27611 48 250 40 235 48 241 64 227 27611 26039 47 259 33 239 53 245 56 228 26039 24389 46 253 26 258 52 245 48 230 24389 22664 46 247 31 267 48 245 42 237 22664 20865 46 252 35 269 42 246 38 235 20865 18986 43 255 36 264 37 247 34 239 18986 17021 41 250 35 258 35 254 33 248 17021 15016 37 255 31 258 35 257 28 246 15016 13085 29 260 28 272 37 259 31 253 13085 11330 26 275 27 281 39 261 37 263 11330 9771 20 284 23 279 37 260 32 261 9771 8387 14 287 21 279 25 255 21 251 8387 7163 7 202 16 266 12 253 8 255 7163 6084 8 170 10 227 10 225 3 141 6084 5131 6 167 6 221 4 187 10 095 5131 4292 5 137 2 142 8 106 13 089 4292 3551 7 085 5 079 11 085 16 088 3551 2888 12 054 10 059 11*074 16 085 2888 2303 16 032 13*055 11*067 15 079 2303 1815 16*028 12*053 11 064 14*072 1815 1440 13*020 11 051 10 063 13*068 1440 1182 12 019 10 050 10 061 12 065 1182 1025 11 019 9 050 9 061 10 063 1025 935 8 018 7 050 7 060 8 061 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography